Demystifying Syria (SOAS Middle East Issues Series)	Exdellent collection of specialized pieces.
	Encyclopedia of the Israeli-palestinian Conflict	Uncommonly valuable 3-volume set edited by Cheryl Rubenberg.
	The International Relations of the Persian Gulf	Best current volume on the topic, which, unfortunately, does not contain a bibliography (on-line biblio. is avail.)
	The Winter Thief: A Kamil Pasha Novel (Kamil Pasha Novels)	Could be the best yet from anthropologist-novelist Jenny White